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You're caught in a time warp! Earn your wings against ruthless enemy aircraft from the dawn of aviation to the superjet age and finally to the future! Keep your eyes open and your hand on the throttle, because you are Time Pilot!
| Game Information | |
| Released By | Atari |
| Left Difficulty | B / Novice |
| Right Difficulty | B / Novice |
| Game Mode | Not Applicable |
| Chosen By | video game addict |
Post your scores right here in this thread, and I will add them to the list. Remember to play the game with the recommended game mode and difficulty settings as shown above so that your scores will be consistent with everyone elses. The deadline for posting scores will be approximately Tuesday, March 21th at 1:30 AM (CST). In case you haven't already done so, please read the High Score Club rules. There is other useful information contained in that previous link, including a list of previous High Score Club games!
As before, next week's game will be chosen by the next person in the member list, which happens to be [b]pitfallaimee! Please send me a private message with your choice of game for next week!
If you don't have this game, you can find a copy of the rom right here.
If you are not a member of the High Score Club, but would like to be, then all you have to do is post a reply saying so, and I'll add you to the list!
| [b]High Scores [*]  51,200 (Numan) [+10][*]  37,800 (keilbaca) [+9][*]35,900 (Robert M) [+8] [*]35,800 (Philflound) [+7] [*]34,900 (video game addict) [+6] [*]31,200 (StanJr) [+5] [*]28,200 (LarcenTyler) [+4] [*]20,600 (Dones) [+3] [*]16,400 (Blackjack) [+2] [*]16,000 (Goochman) [+1] [*]15,900 (vdub_bobby) [+1] [*]15,700 (Christophero Sly) [+1] [*]15,500 (Keir) [+1] [*]15,100 (gospeedde) [+1] [*]10,800 (Stingray) [+1] [*]8500 (chrisbid) [+1] [*]8200 (scogey) [+1] [*]8100 (chubsta) [+1] [*]4400 (Dan Iacovelli) [+1]: (Default Settings) [list]112,100 (Ron Corcoran) [*]34,400 (Robert Macauley) [*]31,300 (Troy Whelan)[list] Best Tips: [list] Bounties and Challenges [list]None yet [*]To post a bounty, PM me with the details[list] Score Statistics [list]Average Score: 23,850 [*]Std. Deviation: 16,143 [*]Total Score: 477,000[list] |
| [b]Current Standings [*]StanJr [74] [*]sku_u [38] [*]Osbo [34] [*]racer raul [29] [*]Christophero Sly [29] [*]chrisbid [27] [*]KaeruYojimbo [26] [*]video game addict [25] [*]Fellow Atari Man [24] [*]Malc74 [23] [*]Dones [21] [*]Blackjack [18] [*]LarcenTyler [16] [*]chubsta [16] [*]yuppicide [15] [*]candiru [14] [*]Keir [14] [*]Cybergoth [14] [*]gospeedde [13] [*]Philflound [13] [*]cvga [13] [*]Robert M [11] [*]vdub_bobby [9] [*]the 5th ghost [9] [*]pitfallaimee [8] [*]Numan [8] [*]Dan Iacovelli [8] [*]adams_ale [6] [*]Gamemaster_ca_2003 [5] [*]Bubbledragon [4] [*]BydoEmpire [3] [*]kemsted [3] [*]mikeftrevino [2] [*]Stingray [2] [*]128bytes [2] [*]Voch [2] [*]khryssun [2] [*]Chris++ [1] [*]scogey [1] [*]awsomo3000 [1] [*]madbutscher [1] [*]Scooterb23 [1] [*]bjk7382 [1] [*]iguana [1] [*]Gateway [1] | |
| Standings are current as of the beginning of this week, and do NOT include points from this week's game. If you think there has been a mistake in any of the scoring, please contact me. |
| [b]Member List |
| pitfallaimee, Blackjack, racer raul, Robert M, Dan Iacovelli, iguana, Gateway, gospeedde, KaeruYojimbo, bjk7382, Christophero Sly, yuppicide, madbutscher, the 5th ghost, Scooterb23, khryssun, Malc74, chubsta, Keir, Philflound, candiru, kemsted, keilbaca, Cybergoth, sku_u, Chris++, cvga, LarcenTyler, 128bytes, Goochman, mikeftrevino, StanJr, Osbo, Numan, vdub_bobby, Dones, Gamemaster_ca_2003, awsomo3000, Voch, Stingray, Bubbledragon, video game addict |
| [b]Scoring Points in Time Pilot - Unknown, let us know if you can do it! |
| [b]Hints and Tips |
| As always, you really should read the manual. What's that? You don't have the manual? Unfortunately, neither does AtariAge! However, video game addict has you covered... he scanned the manual and sent it to me, so you can view it over here. What's that? You're too lazy to click that link? Well actually, the manual doesn't have any specific tips in it anyways... but it's still worth reading so you know what you're up against. |
| 1. The controls are a little goofy and need some getting used to. The direction you push is the direction you face. If you push up, you face up, if you push right, you face right. Note this, since you cannot go from a down to up position or left to right without rotating it either way. 2. Bullets are pretty easy to dodge. But if you wish to stay safe, then I say always try and follow the ships. This works well for the first 3 boards where you outrun the ships you are fighting, so it's easy to sneak up behind for the kill. 3. The 4th level with the jet fighters is a little tough. They actually fly faster than you do. It also seems that they fire more often. Try and kill a few right away. I think there are 4 or 5 on the screen, so if you can kill them faster, chances are you won't crash into them. These have a tendency of doing kamikaze on you. 4. The UFO board, the 5th and last board, I find to be easier than the previous one. The one problem is that there are no set patterns on the way the UFOs fly. So keep firing. 5. When you fire, your bullets will stop if you press fire again. Try and let your bullets make the full range, just in case any ships pop out on the end of the screen. Only refire if something is near to you. 6. You can maneuver your bullets slightly. When you fire, nudge your ship and the bullets will nudge with you. Possibly a glitch, but one to use to your advantage, especially if you're shooting on an angle. If you see you're slightly off, just nudge and most likely you'll hit the ship. 7. The "boss" ship comes out after you kill enough ships. You want to take this out right away and move on to the next board. This is where you get your real points, so your better off passing levels and getting the max bonus so you can restart on the 1st screen with level 6. (Philflound) |
| Couple of tips - Firstly, the game (like the arcade game) loops back to Level 1 once you pass the UFO level, so once you get some experience at the higher levels you can expect to loop around a few times - I'd expect to see some major high scores by the end of the week. Secondly, use the way the screen scrolls to take out enemies. If your bullets are about to miss an enemy, alter your flight direction and the bullet will move too. With practice you can take out lots of bad guys this way. Even if your initial shot isn't all that accurate you can use the scrolling to 'home in' on the enemies. (Malc74) |
| For control I have found it useful to turn all the way to the right, and then use the left and right keys to rotate back and forth between up/left and right. It makes it more like steering the plane left and right. I use the down key as an escape manuver. (Robert M) |
Good luck everyone!
--Ze_ro
At least you get the points when you die 
